System and method for directing and monitoring radiation
US6431175B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R17/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for monitoring, directing and controlling the dose of radiation in a medical procedure for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body. In its generic form, the system includes at least one sensor being implantable within, or in proximity to, the specific region of the patient's body, the at least one sensor being for sensing at least one parameter associated with the radiation. The system further includes a relaying device which is in communication with the sensor(s). The relaying device serves for relaying the information outside of the patient's body.
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